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en“Yes the Children Are More Exposed to RF Energy from Mobile Telephones than Adults,” IEEE Access, posted online July 10, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/gandhi-children-adults-phones
“[I]t is very hard to understand why the FCC allows the use of a [model based on the] head size of the U.S. military recruits for [peak spatial] SAR compliance testing against safety guidelines” (open access). See also our “Children and Cell Phones: Time To Start Making Sense.”2015-07-13 00:00:00763763“Oxidative Mechanisms of Biological Activity of Low-Intensity RF Radiation,” Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, posted online July 7, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/oxidative-mechanisms
This review indicates that among 100 peer-reviewed papers “93 confirmed that RFR induces oxidative effects in biological systems.”2015-07-08 00:00:00762762COI Statement for IARC’s RF Review Updatedhttp://www.microwavenews.com/short-takes-archive/iarc-rf-conflicts-updated
Lancet Oncology, the journal which published the official announcement of IARC’s decision to designate RF radiation as a possible human carcinogen, has issued a correction to the conflict of interest (COI) statement it had included for Niels Kuster, the Swiss researcher and entrepreneur based in Zurich. Kuster attended IARC’s evaluation of RF radiation in May 2011 as an “invited specialist.”Kuster is the founder and director of IT’IS, a non-profit group that was created with the financial support of the mobile phone industry, notably Motorola, as well as of Speag and its parent company, Near...2015-06-25 00:00:00761761“Magnetosensitive Neurons Mediate Geomagnetic Orientation in C. elegans,” eLIFE, posted online June 17, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/magnetosensitive-neurons
“Our findings that the direction of vertical migrations could be reversed by an imposed magnetic field and that wild-type populations of worms from opposite hemispheres displayed opposite vertical migration preference strongly suggests that C. elegans relies on the geomagnetic field rather than gravity.” (open access).2015-06-18 00:00:00760760“Wireless Carriers Sue To Block Cell Phone Radiation Warning Requirement,” Ars Technica, June 9, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/wireless-carriers-sue
CTIA seeks to overturn Berkeley, CA, ordinance.2015-06-09 00:00:00759759“Mother Fights Brain Cancer with Electric Fields,” a video from Reuters on Novocure therapy, June 2, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/mother-brain-cancer-novocure
For more on Novocure, going back to 2007, follow this link.2015-06-03 00:00:00758758“NORAD Warns Resolute Residents To Stay Away from Radar Site,” CBC News, May 21, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/norad-warns-resolute
Residents asked to stay at least 900 meters from the radar during planned exercises, named Amalgam Dart. Resolute is far above the Arctic Circle.2015-05-22 00:00:00757757“Association Between Mobile Phone Use and Self-Reported Well-Being in Children: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Chongqing, China,” BMJ Open, posted May 11, 2015. http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/mp-well-being-children-china
“[T]here was a consistent significant association between MP use and fatigue in children.” But, the study design “could not adequately reveal” causality. (Open access)2015-05-16 00:00:00756756“Inhibition of Cancer Cell Growth by Exposure to a Specific Time-Varying EMF Involves T-Type Calcium Channels,” PLOS One, posted online April 14, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/inhibition-canccer-cells
“These observations are consistent with the idea that exposure to specific EMF patterns can affect biological systems by a mechanism consistent with molecular resonance. In this case, … to allow an inappropriate influx of Ca2+ which was able to disrupt proliferation of malignant cells.” From Sudbury, Canada. Open access.2015-04-16 00:00:00753753“Anthropogenic RF EMFs as an Emerging Threat to Wildlife Orientation,” Science of the Total Environment, to appear in the June 15, 2015 issue.
http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/emerging-threat-wildlife-orientation
2015-03-25 00:00:00752752Ignorance Drowns Out Precautionhttp://www.microwavenews.com/news-center/ignorance-drowns-out-precaution
The New York Times went into damage control mode yesterday after Nick Bilton, a tech columnist and a rising star at the newspaper, suggested that precaution is the best approach to the use of cell phones and wearable electronics.No sooner had Bilton’s column hit print than Margaret Sullivan, the Times’ Public Editor, chastised Bilton for his naive analysis. (It was posted on the Web a day earlier.) Sullivan targeted the lack of “sophisticated evaluation of serious research.” His biggest blunder, according to many readers, was quoting Dr. Joe Mercola, an Internet health entrepreneur. It’s...2015-03-20 00:00:00751751“Could Wearable Computers Be as Harmful as Cigarettes?” New York Times, March 18, 2015 (March 19 print edition).http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/wearable-computers-cigarettes
“After researching this column, talking to experts and poring over dozens of scientific papers, I have realized the dangers of cellphones when used for extended periods, and as a result I have stopped holding my phone next to my head and instead use a headset.” What happened next? See our follow-up.2015-03-18 00:00:00749749RF Cancer Promotion:Animal Study Makes Waveshttp://www.microwavenews.com/news-center/rf-animal-cancer-promotion
The RF–cancer story took a remarkable turn a few days ago. A new animal study challenged many of the assumptions which lie at the heart of claims that RF radiation —whether from cell phones, cell towers or Wi-Fi— are safe.The new study, from Germany, a replication of an earlier experiment, also from Germany, found that weak cell phone signals can promote the growth of tumors in mice. It used radiation levels that do not cause heating and are well below current safety standards. Complicating matters even further, lower doses were often found to be more effective tumor promoters than higher...2015-03-13 00:00:00748748“The Effects of Electromagnetic Waves Emitted by the Cell Phones on the Testicular Tissue,” Archives of Italian Urology and Andrology, Vol.86, No.4, pp.274-277, 2014.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/effects-cell-phone-emf-testicular-tissue
The testes of rats exposed to 24hr of cell phone radiation (8hr in talk mode &amp; 16hr in standby mode) for 20 days showed statistically signifcant changes in tissue structure. The authors caution against “unnecessary use of cell phones.” From Turkey. Open access.2015-02-03 00:00:00747747“Leaky Blood Vessels in the Brain May Lead to Alzheimer’s,” National Public Radio (NPR), January 23, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/leaky-blood-vessels-alzheimers
Might this prompt a new look at RF and leakage through the blood-brain barrier&nbsp;—an unresolved controversy that has been festering for more than 40 years? Based on a new study published in Neuron. See also the accompanying editorial.2015-01-24 00:00:00746746“Exposure to 900 MHz EMFs Activates the MKP-1/ERK Pathway and Causes Blood-Brain Barrier Damage and Cognitive Impairment in Rats,” Brain Research, posted online January 15, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/900-mhz-mkp-1erk-bbb
“[T]his is the first study to demonstarte that 900 MHz EMF affected spatial memory in rats exposed to EMF for 28 days but not in rats exposed to EMFs for 14 days.” … Also “provides evidence that 900 MHz [EMFs] resulted in the disruption of BBB permeability…” From China’s 3rd Military Medical University in Chongqing.2015-01-20 00:00:00745745“Evidence for Geomagnetic Imprinting and Magnetic Navigation in the Natal Homing of Sea Turtles,” Current Biology, February 2, 2015.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/geomagnetic-imprinting-sea-turtles
“[O]ur results provide the strongest evidence to date that sea turtles find their nesting areas at least in part by navigating to unique magnetic signatures along the coast.…These findings…suggest that similar mechanisms underlie natal homing in diverse long-distance migrants such as fishes, birds and mammals.” Open access.2015-01-16 00:00:00744744“Magnetoreception in Birds: The Effect of RF Fields,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, posted online December 24, 2014.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/magnetoreception-birds-rfr
“RF fields appear to affect magnetoreception only as long as they are present—their disruptive effect appears to be gone when they are no longer applied, without lasting after-effects.” From the Wiltschko-Ritz team. Open access.2015-01-07 00:00:00743743“Scalp Device Might Help Patients with Brain Tumors,” Boston Globe, December 27, 2014.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/scalp-device-brain-tumors
The latest on NovoCure’s EM therapy for brain tumors. Not a cure; it increases overall survival time by about three months. The cost is high: $21,000/month. See also our other stories about NovoCure going back to 2007.2014-12-27 00:00:00742742“Mobile Usage and Sleep Patterns Among Medical Students,” Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, January 2014.http://www.microwavenews.com/papers/sleep-patterns-and-mobile-usage
“Students using mobile for &gt; 2 hours/day may cause sleep deprivation and day sleepiness affecting cognitive and learning abilities of medical students.” Open access.2014-12-11 00:00:00741741